Copyright and Disclaimer

Copyright and Permission to Reproduce

Copyright of all materials on this website, including the underlying HTML, text, illustrations, designs, icons, audio clips, video clips, documents, products, software and all other content is either owned by the Government of Alberta, or the Government of Alberta has obtained a licence to use the materials for the website.

The materials on the site are protected by the Copyright Act. Except as noted in the Terms of Use below, none of the materials may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the Government of Alberta, or the original creator, where applicable.

To obtain permission to reproduce material on the Government of Alberta website, please send a request to:

Trademarks and Official Marks

All trademarks used and/or displayed on this website are registered or unregistered trademarks or official marks of the Government of Alberta. Nothing on this website should be interpreted to grant any licence to use any trademark or official mark without the express written permission of the Government of Alberta.

Terms of Use — Non-Commercial or Educational Reproduction

All information on this site has been posted to provide Albertans with direct access to information about the programs and services offered by the Government of Alberta.

The information has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial (educational) use and except where otherwise prohibited, may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from the Alberta Public Affairs Bureau.

We only ask that:

The materials not be modified.

Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials.

The Government of Alberta be identified as the source of the materials.

The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with or with the endorsement of the Government of Alberta.

Terms of Use – Commercial Reproduction

Reproduction of multiple copies of materials on the site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial distribution is prohibited, except with written permission from the Alberta Public Affairs Bureau. To obtain permission to reproduce materials on this site for commercial purposes, please contact:

Disclaimer

The Government of Alberta makes every effort to ensure that Albertans are kept up-to-date on the latest activities of government. In doing so, we go to great length to ensure the accuracy of the information posted. However, it must be noted that there may be instances where information is not as current as it can possibly be.

The materials on this site are provided "as is" without warranties or conditions of any kind either expressed or implied. To the fullest extent possible under applicable law, the Government of Alberta disclaims all warranties and conditions, expressed or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or other violation of rights. The Government of Alberta does not warrant or make any other representations regarding the use, accuracy, timelines, applicability, performance, security, availability or reliability of this website or any sites linked to this site, or the results from the use of this website or any sites linked to this website, or otherwise respecting the materials on this website or any sites linked to this website.

Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence shall the Government of Alberta be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or the inability to use, the website and/or the materials.

Links to Other Websites

Links to websites not under the control of the Government of Alberta are provided solely for the convenience of users and the Government of Alberta is not responsible for the content of any other website. The Government of Alberta does not endorse, authorize, approve, certify, maintain, or control these external Internet addresses and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy or timeliness of the information located at such addresses. The Government of Alberta is not responsible for the privacy practices of such websites. The Government of Alberta encourages users to review the privacy policies of any linked websites before navigating any website or disclosing personal information online.

Links from Other Websites

There may be circumstances where access to this website is provided by a hypertext link located at another website. The Government of Alberta has no responsibility for the content of such other sites and does not endorse, authorize, approve, certify, maintain, or control these external Internet addresses and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy or timeliness of the information located at such addresses.

Termination

The Government of Alberta may terminate this agreement, including any licenses contained herein, at any time and further may terminate the user’s access to any and all portions of this website if, the Government of Alberta determines, in its sole discretion, that the user failed to comply with any term of these Terms of Use. Upon termination, the user must cease use of this website and destroy all materials obtained from this website, and all related documentation and all copies thereof, whether made under these Terms or otherwise, and/or take any additional or alternative reasonable steps that the Government of Alberta may direct in respect of the termination of the use.